Advice Needed by Advanced Amateur re DVX 100 purchase - Please
by Scaramouche
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Jul 26, 2005 at 4:13:29 pm
I am having a tough time making a decision whether to purchase the DVX100A, the DVC30 or (less likely) the Sony VX2100. I know this is an old dilemma for high level amateurs
but each of us have different needs. I do alot of travel videography (pseudo-documentaries!) and hate travelling with a tripod. Add to that a slight hand tremor and image stabilization
quality becomes important. I also do a lot of work with teachers and students professionally, videotaping them in action in classrooms, handheld taping, hoping not to be overly intrusive.
For all of this composition is also important and so a good viewfinder (not just a good LCD screen) is important. So I want high quality images, good sound, but with those other factors weighed in.
And, somewhere down the line I have a fantasy of making a little documentary about a school.
My key reservations about the DVX100a, besides the price, are: portability, quality of viewfinder, ease of rapid candid shooting, and image stabilization.
I know how good it is, the questions are: will the weight and size be counter-productive, and are these other characteristics any better on the DVX than the other two camcorders?
Re: Advice Needed by Advanced Amateur re DVX 100 purchase - Please by kevin on Jul 26, 2005 at 7:41:17 pm
"I do alot of travel videography (pseudo-documentaries!) and hate travelling with a tripod."
"quality becomes important."
Mark,
I have shoot video well over 20 years, (MII, Beta, 3/4, DVCpro, and Mini DV), When not shooting with my Beta, I like shooting with my DVX. Let me just say, a rock staidy shot is still to die for. Try using a mono pod. I find it works great in crowds. The camera will get heavy, with mine, a wireless or 2, and maybe a matte box. I find that I can move around and still be less intrusive. And still have that hand held look.
As far as the camera goes. The DVX is the way to go.
